PSY100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Dream Interpretation, Antipsychotic, Prefrontal Cortex
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Sigmund freud is widely credited with launching modern psychotherapy. Psychoanalysis spawned many offspring as freud"s followers developed their own systems of treatment. The most ued procedures are drug therapy and electroconvulsive (shock) therapy. The most widely used procedures are drug therapy and electroconvulsive (shock) therapy. The greatest diversity of all is seen among the clients. The two most common presenting problems are excessive anxiety and depression. A client in treatment does not necessarily have to have an identifiable psychological disorder, some people seek help for everyday problems. Almost half of the people who use mental health services in a given year do not have a specific disorder. Unfortunately, it appears that many people who need therapy don"t receive it. Psychotherapy refers to professional treatment by someone with special training. Psychology and psychiatry are the principle professions involved in the provision of psychotherapy. Two types of psychologists ay provide therapy: clinical psychologists and counselling psychologists.
